more hcg stuff

Roh K... (that is scooby for OK)

So here is the deal you can use alot of different seasonings. I think I told Rainey in one of my comments that Tastier food leaves me satisfied longer when there is so little food that i am eating.

I went to the sunflower market and bought organic spices.
cinnamon
adobo
basil
thyme
kosher salt
pepper these are just a few that I use ... but here is a long list of allowables :)

Allspice
Almond Extract
Anise seed
Annatto
Asafetida
Basil
Bay leaves
Borage
Caraway seed
Cardamom seed
Celery salt
Chervil
Chickory
Chili powder
Chives
Cilantro
Cinnamon
Cloves
Cocoa powder (unsweetened)
Corlander,
Cumin seed
Curry (fresh or powder)
Dill seed
Dill weed
Epazote
Fennel seed
Fenugreek (leaves or seed)
Five-spice powder (Chinese)
Galangal (Thai ginger)
Garlic powder
Garlic salt
Ginger
Gingerroot
Italian Seasoning
Jerk seasoning
Lemongrass
Lemon pepper seasoning
Mace
Marjoram
Mexican seasoning blend
Mustard seed
Nutmeg
Onion Powder
NO >>>>ONION MINCED
Oregano
Paprika
Parsley
Pepper (black, ground, cayenne, chili flakes, white)
Peppermint
Poppy seed
Poultry seasoning
Pumpkin pie spice
Rosemary
Saffron
Sage
Salt
Salt Substitute
vanilla Extract

the only sweetner really allowed is stevia ... if you use truvia - you can only have two a day.
I do not use ANY sweet and low (it is made from corn)
>>>> READ ALL LABELS<<<<<<<
they hide sugar ... high fructose corn syrup and other REALLY bad things in food.
I will not use canned vegetables because of this reason. everything I make is fresh.
No processed meats ... all natural... What a difference!

There are a lot of fun recipes you can try... or invent... just look at that spice list... there is fun to be had.

shopping list for hcg

Beef 3.5 ounces/100 grams
Lean Ground Beef 97/3 = 150 calories
Cube Steak = 160 calories
Sirloin Tip Steak = 130 calories
Top Round Steak = 166 calories
Veal = 110 calories
Veal Chop = 117 calories
Fowl 3.5 ounces /100 grams
Chicken Breast = 87 calories
Seafood 3.5 ounces/100 grams
Cod = 83 calories
Crab Meat = 100 calories
Flounder = 90 calories
Haddock = 88 calories
Halibut = 110 calories
Lobster = 98 calories
Red Snapper = 110 calories
Shrimp = 110 calories
Tilapia = 94 calories
Lemon Sole =116 calories
Monk Fish = 96 calories
Whiting = 87 calories
Vegetables 3.5 ounces/100 grams
Asparagus = 3 cal
Broccoli =34 calories
Celery = 15 cal
Cabbage = 24 calories
Cauliflower = 22 calories
Cucumber = 12 calories
Lettuce all varieties = 20 calories
Red Radishes = 12 calories
Spinach raw = 20 calories
Spinach frozen = 23 calories
Tomato = 20 calories
Fruit average 76.5 calories
Apple (s) = 55 caloriesApple (m) = 72 caloriesApple (l) = 110 caloriesNavel Orange = 69 caloriesFlorida Orange = 65 caloriesStrawberries 12 (l) = 72 caloriesStrawberries 20( m) = 80 caloriesPink California Grapefruit = 92 caloriesPink Florida Grapefruit = 74 calories
Bread 3.5 ounces or 100 grams
Grissini Bread stick = 12 caloriesMelba Toast = 12 calories

Steak and Border Chimchurri

Preparing the Steak ...
I prepared eye of round and a london broil I cook for a few days at a time so this is like 6 meals
you can also use strip steak.
6 tablespoons peppercorns
Kosher salt
3 tablespoons olive oil
Start a hot fire in your grill.(I foreman grilled it)

Using a mortar and pestle or the bottom of a heavy skillet, coarsely crush the peppercorns.

Season each side of the steaks with salt, then spread the crushed peppercorns on a plate and push both sides of the steaks onto the pepper to coat.

Cook the steaks over a medium-hot fire for about 4 minutes per side for medium rare.
Steaks should develop a nice crusty exterior.
If you are using a thick-cut steak or want to cook the steaks to medium or above, finish cooking them over the grill’s indirect heat. Let meat rest 5 minutes, then place a large spoonful of chimichurri over each steak before serving.

Border Chimchurri
2 large shallots, finely diced

½ cup flat-leaf parsley, medium chop
¼ cup cilantro, medium chop
2 green onions, minced
1 serrano pepper, stemmed and seeded, minced (i used jalapeno because serrano's are sooo hot)
1 teaspoon granulated sugar (i used stevia)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
½ cup red wine vinegar
½ cup olive oil
Combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl and store in the refrigerator for about 1 hour before you are ready to serve to give flavors time to come together.

served with cauliflower

the finished product... so yum :)

The HCG PROTOCOL (Dr. Simmeons Pounds and Inches)

Breakfast:
Tea or coffee in any quantity without sugar. Only one tablespoonful of milk allowed in 24 hours. Saccharin or Stevia may be used.
Lunch:
1. 100 grams of veal, beef, chicken breast, fresh white fish, lobster, crab, or shrimp. All visible fat must be carefully removed before cooking, and the meat must be weighed raw. It must be boiled or grilled without additional fat. Salmon, eel, tuna, herring, dried or pickled fish are not allowed. The chicken breast must be removed from the bird.

2. One type of vegetable only to be chosen from the following: spinach, chard, chicory, beet-greens, green salad, tomatoes, celery, fennel, onions, red radishes, cucumbers, asparagus, cabbage.

3. One breadstick (grissino) or one Melba toast.

4. An apple, orange, or a handful of strawberries or one-half grapefruit.

Dinner :
The same four choices as lunch (above.)

sounds pretty boring right? not really I actually have been much more creative with my cooking and really enjoy trying to make meals have more flavor which actually is more satisfying :)

You can find Dr. Simmeons Protocol here
It hass aLOT of good information -

I will post more later :)

Mollie Mae

Let me introduce you to ....my shih-tzu Mollie Mae ...

Mollie is a funny girl, If you take a bath ... or a shower this is what you see ... She wants to be involved all of the time and is constantly under your feet to bee where her people are...

She also likes to play dress up occasionally

Christmas bows aren't just for presents you know...

this is one of my favorite pics even if it is a little blurry... she has such a cute teddy bear face here. and she has that "I am totally innocent of all wrong doing"

If the picture above fooled you then ... pay close attention to this one... this is not her just mugging for the camera .. THIS is her irritated because someone ...*me* had the audacity to pick her up and play with her or mess with her paws...

Make no mistake this shih-tzu is large and in charge ... :cough: all 12 pounds of her...

Unfortunately she does have her quirks .. but for the most part she is a lot of fun. I love her VERY much. Mr. Abbott is not so happy with her she was a little anxious the other night and chewed his laptop cord. And we had to order a new one... She was in HUGE trouble.

HUGE.

Of course .... if you drop your clothes she is gonna lay on em ... and don't expect to get them back... did you see that smile up there? they are now HER clothes.Mollie was a gift from my EX husband she was supposed to be my birthday present but the breeder decided to give her to his mom. I was really devastated . I had really looked forward to a puppy after my miscarriage. 6 months later the mom called us and she was moving and wanted to knwo if we could take her. ... Of course we could!!!

She came home and did not answer to her given name OREO ... and she chose the name Mollie... Mollie Mae to be exact :)

She became my baby and I spoiled her rotten ... I confess she is completely spoiled and she and I are best buds. She goes every where with me that includes vacations.

She is really the funniest thing and plays catch by herself... She gets so excited she goes full turbo mollie mode. She puts her toy in the middle of the floor and then runs around it biting at it and barking at it . HILARIOUS.

and this is my Mollie Mae...

Hope you like her ... :D

Anniversaries and stuff

So yesterday was our 2 year anniversary...

and he was sooo sweet.

We went out to dinner and I had planned on cooking, but i was really grateful to go out. I am still feeling the pain of being heat exhausted.

Have I expressed how much I hate living in this God forsaken place?

I mean weatherwise and all... everything else is pretty cool.

I am going to post some HCG helps ... that way if you are new to HCG it will be an easy resource for you . I am not some ad-insane person so I will just post what has been helpful to me ... and if you have questions I will be glad to help

Weight loss on protocol 2 is slower.

I think alot of it is because We have had to eat out a few times more than what i did first go around.

Well this week I am incorporating a dance video and yoga .. so we will see ifthat speeds up the process.

anyway ... hope all is well in the world around you I will write more when I get home.

Sharr~*

Another Disneyland flower.

(took this at California Adventure)

I loved how it was this giant ball of flower !

Today I am a little less stressed but it is Friday ... and Friday's ALWAYS ROCK! Especially in corporate America. Yesterday I had a song by Phil Vassar in my head I will most likely post the youtube video later just because.

The kids screaming,

phone ringing

Dog barking at the mailman bringing

That stack of bills - overdue

Good morning baby, how are you?

Got a half hour, quick shower

Take a drink of milk but the milk's gone sour

My funny face makes you laugh

Twist the top on and I put it back

There goes the washing machine

Baby, don't kick it. I promise I'll fix it

'long with about a million other things

Well, it's ok.

It's so nice

It's just another day in paradise

Well, there's no place thatI'd rather be

Well, it's two hearts

And one dream

I wouldn't trade it for anything

And I ask the Lord every night

For just another day in paradise

Friday, you're late

Guess we'll never make our dinner date

At the restaurant you start to cry

Baby, we'll just improvise

Well, plan B looks likeDominoes' pizza in the candle light

Then we'll tippy toe to our room

Make a little love that's overdue

But somebody had a bad dream

Mama and daddy

Can me and my teddy

Come in to sleep in between?

Yeah it's ok.

It's so nice.

It's just another day in paradise.

Well, there's no place thatI'd rather be

Well, it's two hearts

And one dream

I wouldn't trade it for anything

And I ask the Lord every night

For just another day in paradise

paradise

Speaks volumes eh? It really is a great song, and captures how I have been feeling this week. Yesterday being NO exception ;). It was a very hard day ... thousands of calls coming in ... I was exhausted well before I got off work at 2:30 pm. I went to the grocery store and didn't get home til after 3 :30 pm. I was so lazy I bought a roasted chicken and just steamed broccoli for dinner. (so tasty)

When I got home, Mr. Abbott was laid out on the floor in front of the fan with Mollie Mae snuggled next to his tummy and looking at him worried-like. He worked the farmers market yesterday selling farm fresh nuts and dried fruits . He got extremely dehydrated drank 2 gallons of water in a 4 hour period and could not urinate (sorry I know tmi) I went to store and bought him 4 gatorade g2's and he drank 2 of the 32 oz bottles. finally 2 hours later he was able to process liquid.

It really scared me as he was unable to talk or anything for like 30 minutes.

and YAY us we will be in the heat on Sunday doing this together !

I am getting a cooler out to make sure we have ice and cold towels for while we are selling.

We watched the BOUNTY HUNTER last night, it was.... meh...

There were funny parts but I didn't really care for it, I didn't find any chemistry between Jennifer Anniston and Gerard whatever his name is .

it was better for cable than for rent but thank goodness I only redboxed it. :)

then Mr. Abbott went to take a shower.

Mollie was in such a loving playful mood (far beyond her normal). I was laying on the floor and playing a little with her during the movie. Then when Don left I was on my hands and knees and she was running under my arms and then kissing me. then running and coming back and pouncing me. I was making kissing sounds "mwah mwah mwah" and she was doing little barking sounds "woof woof woof" it was quite funny . I will try to video it next time ... (IF there is a next time) .

Sometimes I think my dog is part demon. At the least she is strong willed. She is petted when she wants and she is affectionate when she wants . If she doesn't want or if you discipline her... watch your toes and fingers ... "rawwwr" she will attack!

I know she looks sweet and innocent but don't believe it!

Tonight is going to be a quiet nite on the home front . I am going to make some grilled chicken and maybe some fauxtatos or zuccini.

I will post pics if it is interesting....

Anyway paradise is calling... hope your end of the week is good :)

Real People

Today I have been thinking about Disneyland (which is where I took the above picture) Why? Well ... Honestly today has been a crap day, and Disneyland is the happiest place on earth!



I work customer service, and granted with customer service you are not always going to get happy people. What I don't understand is why people think if they scream at you that you will understand or be more endeared to their plight. Personally I think people who scream or curse at you through the phone is completely unprofessional, and it is uncalled for. 9 times out of 10, the issue that the person is screaming about is NOT the fault of the person on the phone. I
also question if that person's boss knows how their employee acts on the phone.

And... why be difficult with a person who GENUINELY wants to try and help?

It isn't just the external people that have played on my stress level but some of my coworkers as well. There is this one person at my work that absolutely makes me feel like my work environment is very hostile. If I try to ask her a work question she will look the complete other way and ignore me completely. OR on my birthday a birthday card was passed around, when she found out it was MY birthday she got my card back and took white out to remove the greeting. Mind you I have never done anything to this woman. Honestly she used to be very hostile to most people at work ... now it is only me. Granted, there is not much I can do to repair something I haven't broken. But it reminds me SO much of being in high-school . I feel the sting of co-workers talking behind my back, it is painful. It makes me feel 15 all over again and being bullied by Vicki M. Every day on the bus Vicki would say hateful things either to me or about me. Even in college when I dated one of her ex boyfriends... she bad talked me to him - and she didn't even know me.
I hate that feeling of inferiority.
My ex husband and his mother did the same thing
I hate that I do not have the confidence to speak out or defend myself. Why? because I feel like it wouldn't matter anyway.
So what do I do?
I sit in silence and just do my job. Because it is work and NOT high school! I will never understand how girls and women can get into a pack mentality and actually gang up on another person. Why can women be sooooo mean?
I guess if I had the answer to this I would have a show like Dr. Phil ... or Oprah... I am sure I would have some panel of guests that either were victims ... or bullies. Or I would have a show on workplace hostility and why it could push someone over the edge ... and what employers could do to put an end to the pack.

But, I am not Oprah and I am not Dr. Phil

What I am is frustrated! It makes it so hard to go into work.

I guess it will either get better or it will get worse. For the time being ... I have to confess it makes me struggle on my diet, because I am an emotional eater. I want some type of comfort- But I also don't want the uncomfort of putting any pounds on. So.. I am plugging away.

500 calories a day...

Okay, so I have been busying myself with my business.

Making candles...

The Mulberry Collection

(My personal favorite)
And Blue Downey
(Yes it is april fresh)

I don't want to admit it ... but cooking actually intimidates me a little. Which is funny because everyone I cook for tells me I am an awesome cook. I think I can put a good meal together .. BUT my presentation needs work .

I have really enjoyed being on HCG because I feel like a much braver cook. I have been really working at making TASTY meals.

There is a kind of freedom in being limited in calories...

I enjoy HCG because I can eat real food that does not taste like it is frozen OR like it is cardboard.

Granny Smith Apples / Cinnamon and Stevi

Sliced Granny Smith Apple before being diced

I placed this in a pan that I lightly coated with

spray OLIVE OIL. I tossed the apple in the pan

and sprinkled them with cinnamon and stevia

I was not really sure how much to use since I

was really experimenting .

I found that IF you use too much cinnamon,

it is not so good. Reminder that too much

Stevia... can taste bitter. So use to taste.

(final product) It tasted... YUMMY!


Bison Meatballs Homemade Marinara Zuccini and Basil

Ok I saw this on Rainey's page but could NOT find the recipe so I experimented with this also.

The Marinara

4 tomatoes

4 garlic cloves

Salt

Pepper

2 packets of stevia

Handful of spinach

2 tablespoons of onion

onion powder

and 1 roasted pepper

Basil

(food processor to desired texture)

I only cooked this for like an hour

But I have to say... if it was cooked longer .. OMG... would be amazing!

Bison Meatballs

I used about a quarter of a cup of onion

garlic salt

onion powder

basil

salt

pepper

and formed into balls

I baked these in the oven for like 30 minutes (covered)

Then I pulled them out of the oven and covered them with the marina and covered them back up and baked them for 20minutes . I uncovered them and cooked them uncovered for 10 mins

while preparing the zuccini and cooking it.

Zuccini

I sprayed the pan with olive oil (lightly)

chopped zuccini

sprinkled with salt

pepper

and basil

It turned out to be a really great meal. Mr. Abbott was really pleased! He said it was phenomenal. ::blush:: I have never eaten Bison before but I have heard how low in fat it is and how much healthier than red meat it is . At first I thought it tasted a little gamey.. but really .. it tasted good . I mean REALLY good. i was impressed.

For my first homemade marinara ... I am going to make it my go to marinara sauce !

Anyway... that has been my projects so far :)

Protocol 2 Day 14

Weight loss seems to go alot slower this time.
Most likely NOT getting enough water in ... This time has been a little harder getting back on track with eating.
Or maybe I am just lazy I am not sure ...
I made some really good steak seasoned with onion powder garlic powder and salt and pepper
I find if I make things really tasty or seasoned I don't feel as deprived.

Tomorrow I am going to make Bison Meatballs and zuccini.. I got this off of Rainey's website. I hope I make them somewhat right... This is my first time cooking buffalo. But it is leaner than ground beef and supposed to be really good for you.

I spent all weekend making candles ... I am exhausted from pouring. I have really not been working my own business due to my forty hour job. I need to get my website up . But that has been slow coming too.

My hands smell like candle oils - all of them together.. I am feeling totally nauseated from all of them together.

I made some baked apples with cinnamon and stevia ... they were good . I am gonna try some other ways to make things too. No specific cravings right now... not even really that hungry. The stronger HCG seems to really be helping but omg it BURNS when I inject it...

What about all of you... cravings? any good recipe ideas?

The Surreal Life

I have a very crazy existance at times...
It is hard to understand WHY I am as blessed as I am I have a LOT of good people in my life that really steady me as a human being.
Some I have just by chance ... Here is a story of meeeting by chance .. but a good friendship ensuing.
At the time I was writing a blog elsewhere... under a pseudonym ... and she wrote me an email and I responded.
That was three years ago.
Since then we have been through breakups... She was there for me when I lost the baby.
Tons of things... yet we had never met ...IN PERSON... it was all via email and phone...
Then a few weeks ago she tells me that she is FINALLY coming into to town...
And then she texted ...I am in town... where are you...
So we met for an early dinner...
Her name is Jewel Shepard... She is the most interesting person...A B movie Actress she was in Return of the Living Dead... Hollywood Hot Tubs... Tons of modeling jobs... A writer... she has several published books ... A journalism award...
We have been writing something together which is kind of cool .
And we took some silly pics together ;)
She has a very amazing and generous heart ; a really great gal... REALLY~

now next to her I still feel ginormous... YIKES ... But am ready to lose more weight I am working on it EVERY day.

So when I lose another toddler of weight ... she is coming back down ;)

I thought I would post a mollie mae pic too... isn't she adorable ?

Starving today ... bleh

Ok hit a a hungry spell I am HUNGRY seriously have some growly tummy .

I made some cauliflower last night it was....... delicious.

I also took lean ground beef
seasoned it with garlic salt mrs dash and 2 teaspoons of green chile ....

can we say TO DIE FOR?

I had this for lunch today as well THAT is how good it was.

It is 117 degrees today and my trip to target was less than enjoyable. But Molllie is glad as I brought home dog food and new doggie dishes... well they are human bowls but Mollie Mae seems to think she is human so ... it works.

Speaking of doggies... Yesterday my neighbor Diane rang the doorbell and said Mollie was in her yard. I turned around and Mollie was in my living room ... I went next door and there was a little lost shih-tzu boy ... SO freaking adorable and smaller than Mollie most likely younger than Mollie. I picked him up as he was very dehydrated and took him home to give him some water and food. He was a mess so I bathed him and dried him off, called the number on his doggie tag .. his name was bear.. I called him Big Bear.. .his tail wagged a million miles an hour and he just wanted human contact he laid on my chest and just enjoyed being petted and THEN he found Mollies toys... which Mollie the princess would not share. She wasn't too sure of this little guy. He was so much fun and ran around and played and jumped up for more pets... I was in love ... I was hoping his family wouldn't want him .. But I called and finally got them. They came and picked him up .

and mollie did a happy dance...

she wouldn't talk to me the rest of the night though.

Yesterday I also picked up my new dishes. They are gorgeous.
Chris Madden earthenware called Adelina in ivory.
I am sure pictures will be posted soon.

oh yeah and 5 pound loss.... YAY !

a little scattered today ... but I am trying to fit all of it in.
How is your world?

P2 D4

So ...
Mom and Dad left this morning ...
I am sad. Trying really hard not to cry ... I guess it will wait til I get home.
Yesterday was a good day except for not getting to eat... It really made me have a bad headache and then when I DID finally eat I got sick.
Today I came prepared!
I set my stuff up last night. I have a whole regimine. I will take pictures and post it for tomorrow. As well as whatever i make tonite :)
Things are good, I just have to keep reminding myself that THIS is a process. I did not put all of my weight on in a day ... therefore it is not leaving in a day...
But ohhh if it could!

p2d3

PROTOCOL 2 Day 3
1st 500 calorie day...

And I am off to a poor start...
and I am grumpy ::insert crabby face here:: and "grrrrr"

Not because of the 500 calories... that doesn't bother me. I really don't feel that hungry , BUT I woke up late... bleh

AND I took my two apples but didn't get my lunch so I am going to have to get a salad out of my cooking ...

Bit into my first apple and it was brown and mealy to the core ...

yeah that made the getting up late SO much better
Then I bit into the second one ... it was only brown on one side of the apple...
so I will be under my caloric intake for the morning.
I did remember a multi vitamin but forgot my B12 ... Everything is so messed up with my parents moving I don't have my injection kit where I normally keep it...
just everything is off.

My sister had surgery yesterday to remove her gallbladder ... so I was stressed about that yesterday. Then communication was off between me and Mr. Abbott... I was tired and he was .. upset about some business stuff. We had some cuddle time at which I burst into tears and sobbed.

I know completely girlie but couldn't help myself . My stress level is over and above where it should be.

I think my parent's moving is harder than I thought . (more on that later)

The good news is ... I stepped on the scale this morning and I have a two pound weight loss since my load days?
WHAT?!
I think all that other stuff bugging me no longer matters!

P2D1-Load Day

ANDDDDDD..... we are off...

Protocol 2
Day 1
Load day...
love me the load day ... love love love it

Gave myself the HCG injection this morning...

and ..... no issue ... didn't even flinch...

So how did I load?
I ate like 5 doritos ... individual doritos not bags...
4 cherry sour balls

.... lunch
had Lucilles Barbeque ... I had a pulled pork sandwich... mashed potatos and shared a small banana pudding...

For dinner a Caeser Salad ...
oh yeah and I had a coca cola icee... (remember those when you were a kid?) Well I do.. and can i tell you they are even BETTER as an adult.

and I feel SICK...

I really did not eat alot portion wise... but ... omg ... the food was fattening and just makes me feel completely ill.

TOMORROW - I want mexican food... and watermelon.
Get them out of the way!

I really really can't wait to get back to 500 calories... I feel so much more in control on protocol.

Life is pretty good.... and i have no complaints.
Hope all is well in your world too :)